Store front construction



Dec. 13, 1932. LAMER 1,890,787

STORE FRONT CONSTRUCTION Filed April 29, 1930 Patented Dec. 13, 1932 LOUISLLLAMER," OE-RAMSEY, NEW JERSEY STORE FRONT CONSTRUCTION Application filed April 29,

The present invention relatestto a novelstore front construction, and has for-an object to provide a sash for supporting plate glass pan-es of :relatively large size such :as are used'in the front wall of store-build ings and also in'show window constructions Another object of the present invention is 1 are yieldingly held together-so as to bind against the opposite sides ofthe pane and admit of variations in pressure throughout 'thelength of the sash'rails so as to take care ing or base wall, and 12 designates a coverof expansion and contractionand other relative movement between the plate glass pane and its supports.

- Astill further object of the present inven tion'is to provide an improved connecting means for-the inner andoutersash rails which may 1 be quickly and easily adjusted, which occupies but 'relatively small space,

which is concealed from the exterior View" of p p standing vertical flange 1 L offsuitable' height 1 the store front, and which is capable of automatically taking up differences *in pressure between the sash rails so as to maintain a tight joint at all times.

Another important feature of the present invention is to provide inner and outer sash rails and a supporting intermediate-sill with means for ventilation and drainage, which means intercommunicates between the inner and outer sash rails and also through the sill" without disturbingthe connections or mountings'of the various parts.

Theabove, and various other objects and advantages of this invention will be in part described in, and in part understood from,

the following, detailed description of the pane 10.

present preferred embodiment, the same being'illustrated in the accompanying draw: ing, wherein- Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view with a portion in' sectionofianflim- 1930. Serial No. 448,354.

proved store front construction embodying the features of the present invention.

-Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken through the same.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspectivevie'w, partly in section, of the outer sash rail employed and showing the sash connecting means of the present invention, and

Fig. 4 is a like view of the pane supporting still employed.-

Referring now to thedrawing 10- designates a pane of plate glass which is ofrela tively large dimensions such as is used in store fronts and in show window constructions, 11 designates the lower portion of the support plate for theupper and outer faces of'the wall Thepresent invention embodies a rear sash rail which is preferably formedin a single piece and which is providedwith a'base plate 13 which is flat and adapted to seat upon the upper side of the cover plate 12, and. which is provided along its inner edge with an upadapted to lie against said finishingstrip of wood indicated at 15. I a

At the upper edge of the flange 14 the metal is bent or returned downwardly againstithe outer side of the flange l lfor a short distance and is then carried horizontally in spaced relation over the base 13 to provide a ledge 16. The ledge 16 extends forwardlyover asubstantial portion of the. base 13 and is then curved or roundedupwardly to provide a vertically' extending resilient lipll7 .having its upper portion arched or curved into substantially cylindrical form and with its. edge facing outwardlyto provide, a curved flangeil8 adapted to seat against the inner side of the The le'dge 16*is provided with a suitable number of' openings '19therethrough for the purpose of ventilating the interior of the innersashirail and also to admit of drainage of.

water accumulating in the channel portion of the rail above the ledge 16. The base 13 is anchored to the wall 11 by any suitable means, such as by short screws 20 which pass downwardly through the sheathing 12 and into the wall 11.

For the purpose of supporting the lower edge portion of the pane 10 and also to support the outer or front portion of the ledge 16 and the resilient lip 17, a sill strip 21 is provided. The sill strip 21 may be of wood and extends longitudinally over the intermediate portion of the base 13 and, as shown particularly in Fig. 4 is provided with a rounded seat or rabbet 22 at its rear upper edge portion which conforms to the curvature of the merging edge portions of the ledge 16 and the hp 17 so as to support these two elements and maintain the same at substantially right angled relation and in properly spaced relation above the base plate 13. The upper edge of the sill 21 is relatively flat and preferably of greater width than that of the glass 10 to be supported so that the glass 10 may shift laterally over the upper edge of the sill 21 without injury to the sill and without weakening the support for the pane of glass.

The sill 21 is provided in its lower edge with a desired number of slots or openings 23 which interconnnunicate the opposite sides of the sill so as to provide for drainage and ventilation from side to side within the sash structure.

The invention also embodies an outer sash rail which is disposed at the front of the pane 10, and which is shown to advantage in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. This outer or front sash rail is constructed preferably of a single length of sheet metal which is bent to provide a vertical flange 24 provided at its lower edge portion with combined ventilating and draining openings 25, and which is provided at its lowor edge with an inturned locking lip 26 adapted to bind beneath an offsetlocking lip 27 formed upon the front edge portion of the base plate 13. The metal at the upper edge of the flange 2 1 is bent rearwardly and horizontally and returned upon itself to provide a horizontal ledge 28 the inner overturned edge portion of which is enlarged and rounded to provide a hollow resilient head 29 extending toward the sill 21. Preferably, the inner or rear side of the head 29 is provided with a flat longitudinal base 30 which is tilted upwardly at a slight angle and through which projects at spaced points a number of connecting screws or bolts 31. i

The screws or bolts 31 have their heads located within the hollow beam 29 and resting against the inner side of the flat base or wall 30 so as to support the bolt or screw 31 at an inward and upward inclination. Each bolt or screw 31 is provided near its head with a shoulder or collar portion 32 adapted to engage against the outer rear side of the shoulder or wall 30 for holding the screw or bolt 31 in place on the hollow beam. The bolts 31 extend rearwardly and upwardly and through openings 33 formed in the upper portion of the sill 21 and which merge into rearwardly flaring counterbores 3a which open into the seat or recess 22 of the sill for the reception of tapering bosses 35 carried on the inner ends of knurled nuts 36 threaded on the outer ends of the bolts 31. The tapering bosses 35 of the nuts engage through suitably formed openings in the resilient lips 17 of the rear sash rail, as shown to advantage in Fig. 2 while the knurled portions of the nuts 36 lie at the outer side of the lips 17 in position of easy access so that the nuts 36 may be tightened from time to time as occasion may require, and so as to obtain the desired and necessary tension of the front and rear sash rails upon the opposite sides of the pane of glass 10.

In use, it is apparent that the pane of glass 10 may be mounted upon the sill 21 from the front or outer side of the store front or window and that after the glass 10 is in place on the sill and against the resilient lip 17, the front rail may then be positioned, engaging the locking lip 26 beneath the locking lip 27 and with the bolt or nut 31 slidably engaging through the openings 33 in the sill 21. The outer rail is then forced rearwardly toward the glass and the sill and the nuts 26 are mounted upon the rear threaded end of the bolt 31 and turned up tight to engage against the rear lip 17 and into the sill 21 as shown in Fig. 2. It is apparent that the nuts 36 may be tightened to the desired extent so as to draw the bolt 31 rearwardly and thus bind the front and rear sash rails against the opposite sides of the sill and the pane of glass. The hollow bead 29 possesses a certain degree of resiliency, particularly since it is supported upon the ledge 28 which is folded inwardly from the vertical flange 2 1 and the upper front lip 37, the latter being curved and rounded upwardly with suitable fanciful configurations from the outer end of the ledge 28. The lip 37 is arranged opposite to the curved flange 18 and lip 17 of the rear rail so as to cooperate therewith in retaining the pane of glass 1O yieldingly in position upon the upper edge of the sill 21.

Free ventilation and drainage is provided to the openingsv 19 in the rear rail, the slots or openings 23 in the bottom of the sill 21, and through the openings 25 formed in the lower edge of the vertical flange 24: of the front rail.

The above specifically described structure may be modified in certain minor details, particularly as to design, without departing from the spirit of this invention and restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. A store front construction comprising front and rear rails, a sill arranged between the rails and adapted to support the pane of glass, the front rail having a resilient hollow bead, a plurality of screws engaging the hollow bead and extending rearwardly through the sill and through the rear rail, and adjusting means mounted upon the rear ends of said screws.

2. A store front construction for supporting a pane of glass upon a wall comprising front and rear rails, said front rail having a resilient lip adapted to engage the outer side of the glass for holding the same in position and having a hollow bead arranged beneath the resilient lip, a plurality of bolts engaging the resilient bead and extending rearwardly beneath the pane of glass and through the rear rail, and nuts upon the rear ends of the bolts for binding engagement against the rear rail to draw the front rail in position against the pane of glass.

3. A store frontconstruction comprising a rear rail having a base portion and a channel portion with a rounded forward edge terminating in an upstanding resilient lip, a sill mounted on the base portion and having a rounded shoulder at its rear upper edge adapted to seat said channel portion, said sill adapted to receive the lower edge of a pane of glass thereon, an outer rail having an interlocking portion for engagement with the base portion of the rear rail and having a resilient lip adapted to engage the outer surface of the pane of glass and further provided with an inwardly extending hollow bead, and a plurality of fastening means engaging the hollow bead and extending through said sill for interlocking engagement with the channel portion of the rear rail to hold the latter in the seat of the sill and bind the rail in interlocking engagement and against the opposite sides of the pane of glass.

4. A sash construction comprising an inner sheet metal rail having a base portion with an upstanding flange at its rear edge and a channel portion extending forwardly from the upper portion of the flange and terminating in an upwardly directed resilient lip to bear against a pane of glass,asill for the abutment of said pane and seatable against base portion, the sill having a rabbet in which said channel portion is seatable, an outer rail having its lower edge portion formed to interfit with said base portion and having an upper resilient lip to bear against the pane opposite to the aforesaid lip, and securing means connecting the outer rail and said channel portion and extending through said sill and its rabbet.

5. A sash construction comprising an inner sheet metal rail having a base portion with an upstanding flange at its rear edge and a channel portion extending forwardly from the upper portion of the flange, a sill for the channel portion, and a lip portion on said channel portion to bear against the inner surfaceof said pane.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

LOUIS LAMER. 

